Consider Beginning Programming with Java For Dummies your indispensable guide to learning how to program in one of the most popular 🤩 programming languages—Java!

Java is an invaluable language to master, as it's widely used for application development, including Android📱, desktop💻, and server-side🖥️ applications.

Beginning Programming with Java For Dummies is written specifically for newbies 🐣 to programming.

The book starts with an overview of computer programming and builds from there; it explains the software ⚙️ you need, walks you through writing your own programs, and introduces you to a few of the more complex aspects of programming in Java.

It also includes step-by-step 🪜 examples you can try on your own (and email the author if you need help).

As you work through the book, you'll get smart about these Java features:

◼️ Object-oriented programming (OOP), a Java mainstay

◼️ IntelliJ IDEA, an integrated development environment (IDE), that gives you one place to do all your programming, including debugging code

◼️ Loops, branches, and collections

◼️ Variables and operators

◼️ Expressions, statements, and blocks

Beginning Programming with Java For Dummies translates all this foreign programming and computer syntax into plain English, along with plenty of helpful examples and tips. Learning a new language—and coding is definitely its own language—should be a fun 😀 endeavor.

With this book 📕 as your handy interpreter, you’ll be on your way to fluency🗣️, speaking the language of coders everywhere 🌍!